United States v. Vriner’s Empirical Analysis
921 F.2d 710 · 1991
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 853 (§ 413 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 881 (§ 511 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 26 U.S.C. § 7206
Relies on Solem v. Helm · United States v. Feldman · United States v. Busher · United States v. Harris · United States v. Horak
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Any person convicted of a violation of [any section of either subchapter of Title 21 (Drug Abuse Prevention and Control)] punishable by imprisonment for more than one year shall forfeit to the United States, irrespective of any provision of State law— (2) any of the person’s property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, such violation____”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the circumstances surrounding the defendant's criminal conduct, the harm caused by his conduct, his motive in committing the crime[, ...] the value of the drugs involved, and the nexus between the property used in the criminal activity and the rest of the property.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“Eighth Amendment concerns may arise when, even though only a few minor acts were illegal, a defendant must forfeit his entire interest in the property”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.